If you haven’t already heard, the Thailand military declared martial law in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after months of anti-government protests and unrest, taking control of TV stations and patrolling the streets of Bangkok, but denied they are staging a coup d’etat.
If you want to follow the situation in Thailand, The Guardian has a live play-by-play feed that I recommend.
We live in the city of Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. After over 15 years in China, we transitioned to Thailand as the ministry of Within Reach Global expands throughout Southeast Asia.
Chiang Mai is known for it’s massive tourism industry, and is a family friendly city in Southeast Asia. It is also a strategic missionary center, as numerous missions agencies and non profit organizations are based here.
At this moment, we are safe, and do not sense extreme danger. But as Thailand is presently under martial law, we ask you to pray for our family, and for the civil unrest of this nation.
I’ll be wearing drab colors until I see how martial law in Thailand pans out. Reds and yellows are off limits for… http://t.co/RsAJrEuAZP
— David Joannes (@davidjoannes) May 20, 2014
A Thai anti-government protester blows a whistle in a show-of-money march through the streets of Bangkok on Monday. Thailand’s political crisis deepened overnight as the army declared martial law early Tuesday. SAKCHAI LALIT / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The military said it was taking the dramatic step in the interests of law and order. REUTERS
Residents stop to take a photograph of themselves at a military checkpoint in central Bangkok. Photograph: Kiko Rosario)/AP
Top photograph: ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA/REUTERS
